The single greatest thing you can do to be more clear, calm and collected is to not take anything seriously. If you don’t take anything seriously you won’t take anything personally. If you don’t take anything personally you won’t get stuck in drama and blame and resentment and anger and all of that. If you […]
Take not a thing seriously. Read More »
My computer died the other day. Completely kaput. Funny how I can use something everyday and not really notice how much a part of my life it had become until it was no longer there. You ever notice that? How something can be essential in your life and yet you only truly appreciate it when
Gratitude – simple, powerful, but rarely done. Read More »
Once upon a time, I tried living without desires. I’d been reading lots of Buddhist books and it seemed like they talked a lot about desirelessness and how that would make you happy.
Common spiritual misconceptions #27 – Desires Read More »
Did you know that bad days don’t just happen?
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You are constantly choosing your response to life. This choice defines how you live, regardless of the circumstances you find yourself in. This choice is total: You decide whether you live in peace or in suffering. No one and nothing can cause you to suffer; you decide to suffer.
Only you can choose peace or pain Read More »
Are you aware that you have voices in your head? If you thought “what voice?” that’s the voice I’m talking about.
“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
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My life has changed immeasurably since I came to learn a simple, easy meditation technique, and actually used it every day.
What meditation has given me Read More »
A friend of mine – an Ishaya teacher of meditation – loves to tell his students to pretend that this moment is the only moment that exists.
Just pretend that this moment is the only moment that exists Read More »
“Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive” Thich Nhat Hanh Being present is the single greatest thing you can do for your life.
Being alive – being present Read More »